I'm proud to continue working with this wonderful, small, boutique builder from Ishikawa, Japan, and help bring new products to market.
This is example is a beautiful piece in mostly natively sourced woods, that offers a very versatile sound-set, excellent playability, response and tone.
You have a full size over rounded jazz body in flame Tabunaki and Teak, with an all Keiyaki (Japanese elm) neck inlayed with Indian ebony blocks.
The photographed item is a prototype so there are small details that will be improved on future orders, but it plays, sounds and looks great anyway.
Body. Teak (other materials are available on request, ash, alder, limba, chestnut, poplar etc)
Top. Tabunaki (other materials also available on request)
Neck. roasted Keiyaki (maple or 5 piece bubinga and maple type available)
Scale. 32" 33" 34" 35" depending on your preference.
Nut. Bone / brass/ graphene 45mm
Grip. Slim D no taper.
Tuners. Guyker, Hipshot or Gotoh
Bridge. Hipshot B type (solid brass) 18mm or Gotoh or similar. 18 - 19mm spacing
Pickups. Kanade KHB5 hybrid
Preamp. Sonar 3band or similar
Controls. Vol/bypass, bal, treb, mid, bass 3 way tap x 2 or similar
Weight. 4kg + depending on body material choices.
Case. Semi hard type
Build time: approx 10 months
